Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Stanislaus county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048454
MRDS ID MP00041
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.4213, 37.40742 (WGS84)
Elevation 594
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Utm Coordinates For Pge Sample Site Location Are Presumed Accurate
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Stanislaus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006S 005E 15 SW4 California

Comments on the location information

  • JUST NORTH OF LUCKY GIRL MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary
Platinum Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Iridium Tertiary
Ruthenium Tertiary
Rhodium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Olivine Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=11, 47 PPB
Result PD=1, 4 PPB
Result IR=33, 300 PPB
Result RU=<100, 490 PPB
Result RH=6, 39 PPB.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Rock unit name Coast Range (Del Puerto) Ophiolite
    Rock description Coast Range (Del Puerto) Ophiolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.4213, 37.40742

Ore body information

  • General form UNKNOWN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Magmatic Segregation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS MP00041

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CLAIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSES IN CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-90 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey